African Americans -- Books and reading -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Warren and Mary Bacon Papers
Collection
Identifier: harsh-2009-04
Abstract
Warren Bacon was a prominent Chicago civic leader and member of the Chicago Board of Education. Bacon opposed the policies of Chicago Public Schools superintendent Benjamin Willis. The papers include photographs and documents from Warren’s career and from his wife, Mary, and from their membership in the Great Black Book Club.
Dates:
1951-2006
Chicago Public Library, George Cleveland Hall Branch Archives
Collection
Identifier: harsh-1932-01
Abstract
The Hall Branch is named for George Cleveland Hall, African American physician, Chicago Public Library board member and a founding member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, who campaigned tirelessly for a full-service library in Bronzeville neighborhood. Hall Branch, headed by Vivian G. Harsh from 1932 to 1958, was a leading cultural institution during the Black Chicago Renaissance. The archives include administrative records, programs, correspondence, photographs,...
Dates:
1930-1975.